Best Practices

Foothills Teachers have Agreed to the Following Grading Practices

To grade students based on standards
To provide multiple opportunities for student to demonstrate their skills and knowledge Including encouraging students to re-do assignments and assessments
To not give extra credit
Students can raise their grades by redoing work to demonstrate mastery of the same knowledge and skills
To not punish students for behavior or work habits through their academic grades
For example, late work, attendance, or academic dishonesty won’t artificially deflate grades.
The above behaviors will be addressed through scores on Work Habits standards & parent communication
To report academic achievement (content area standards) and work habits (behavior, citizenship, work ethic) as separate scores
To use the same grading scale